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Naphtha

German translation: Naphtha

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English term or phrase:Naphtha
German translation:Naphtha
Entered by: Gitta Schlemme

22:38 Apr 23, 2002
English to German translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci
English term or phrase: Naphtha
From a file with MSDS strings, "Naphtha medium aliphatic", sorry, no further context. Can I just say "Naphtha" in German?
Sylvia Ahlbrandt
Local time: 22:46
Naphtha
Explanation:
Ich kenne es nur mit zwei "h". Siehe auch Duden.

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Christine Healy-Rendel (X)
Grading comment
Thank you! I would like to give points to all of you, but can't, and your answer was the only one with the Duden spelling, which I'd like to use.
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Summary of answers provided
4Naphta
Klaus Dorn (X)
4Naphta
Gabriele Kaser, Mag. phil.
4Naphtha
Christine Healy-Rendel (X)
4Naphtha oder auch Leuchtpetroleum
Ddorf


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Naphta


Explanation:
in German, we drop the second "h"

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Note added at 2002-04-23 22:59:09 (GMT)
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scheint so als ob beide Schreibweisen existieren...uebrigens wird es doch als Eigenname verwendet und zwar innerhalb des Terminmarkthandles

Klaus Dorn (X)
Local time: 08:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Naphta


Explanation:
Usually it's possible to use 'naphta' as a single word in german. Naphta in german means 'cycloalkanreiches Erdöl', also 'Roherdöl'.

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Note added at 2002-04-23 22:58:48 (GMT)
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Sorry, typing error: naphtha

Gabriele Kaser, Mag. phil.
Austria
Local time: 07:46
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Naphtha


Explanation:
Ich kenne es nur mit zwei "h". Siehe auch Duden.



Christine Healy-Rendel (X)
Grading comment
Thank you! I would like to give points to all of you, but can't, and your answer was the only one with the Duden spelling, which I'd like to use.
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Naphtha oder auch Leuchtpetroleum


Explanation:
Siehe Langenscheidts Grosswoerterbuch

Ddorf
Local time: 01:46
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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